[Intro] Three stood before the banner... None knew they would leave as brothers. Aeternum... Per sanguinem... Ad reginam... [Verse 1] Morning burned upon the towers Steel reflected newborn light The kingdom breathed without a warning One last peaceful morning sky Then the heavens split asunder Blackened fire stained the dawn Winged shadows crossed the mountains Every watchman's hope was gone The eastern gates erupted inward Stone and bodies turned to dust Ash descended like a blizzard Faith surrendered into rust She was taken. Our Queen... Dragged beyond the cursed frontiers... Beyond kingdoms forbidden... Beyond mercy. [BREAKDOWN] NO MAN... NO GOD... NO ARMY... WOULD BRING HER HOME... ... SO WE WILL. (BLEGH) [Verse 2] One had scars no map could measure Veteran forged in countless wars One still chased the dream of honor Sword untouched by needless gore One spoke little Built like granite Every battle carved his name Three different roads One destination Bound forever by the flame Three blades... Placed together... Before the throne... "If one should fall... The others carry his name. If two should fall... The last carries us all." [Verse 3] Blood upon the ancient stone Hands extended one by one No king commanded No priest witnessed Only steel... Only blood... Only oath... BROTHERS! BROTHERS! BROTHERS! WE RIDE AS ONE! No mountain... No ocean... No darkness... No death... Will sever what was forged tonight. WE SWEAR... BY THE IRON... BY THE THRONE... BY THE FALLEN... WE WILL NOT RETURN... WITHOUT... OUR... QUEEN!! Choirs rise... The castle gates slowly open. The three knights ride into endless wilderness. Behind them... Their kingdom disappears beneath the horizon. Ahead... Only the Forbidden Kingdoms. [Outro] Per sanguinem... Per fratres... Per reginam... Until death... We ride.

[Intro] Per sanguinem... Per fratres... Ad mortem... Beyond our borders... Maps ended. Warnings began. [Verse I] The mountains rose like shattered teeth Gnawing holes into the bleeding sky Frozen breath became our armor Every sunrise another lie Snow concealed forgotten kingdoms Soldiers buried where they prayed Helmets rusted into glaciers Names forgotten... Oaths remained. [Pre-Chorus] The cold... Doesn't kill you... It waits... Until you stop moving. [BREAKDOWN] KEEP... MOVING! BLEGH ONE MORE STEP! ONE MORE BREATH! ONE MORE DAY! [Verse II] The forest swallowed every pathway Roots embraced abandoned bones Eyes reflected through the branches Nothing living... Walked alone. Arrows screamed from painted faces Orcs descended through the trees Axes splitting bark and armor Blood became the autumn leaves [Verse III] Steel collided... Shield on cleaver... Hammer... Tusks... And shattered teeth. Rowan stumbled Garrick caught him. Aldric carved a crimson wreath. Every battle... Every heartbeat... Bound our names in iron thread. Three men entered... Three brothers... Walked where countless armies bled. SHIELD! SWORD! BROTHER! SHIELD! SWORD! BROTHER! [Verse IV] Beyond the forest... Rotten marshes. Blackened water... Silent screams. Every footstep woke the drowned ones Clawing upward from beneath. Hands like branches... Eyes like lanterns... Mouths still whispering ancient names. They reached upward... Not for murder... Only begging... To be saved. "I don't remember my home." "I do." "Then remember mine too." [Verse V] At the edge of dying deserts Heat replaced the mountain snow Armor scorched against our bodies Still we never let one go When the ogres came like earthquakes Shaking every canyon wall Even giants... Learned that brothers... Never... Fight... Alone. [BREAKDOWN] BREAK! THEIR! LINES! The first ogre falls. BREAK! THEIR! BONES! The second follows. BREAK! THEIR! KING!! BROTHERS... UNTIL... THE... END!! [Bridge] The storm behind us. The desert beneath us. The forest forgotten. The mountains conquered. But every survivor... Spoke the same warning... "Turn back... Before the land of the Wraith." [Final Chorus] No kingdom too cursed. No road too broken. No beast too mighty. No death too certain. We carry one promise... Stronger than kingdoms... Stronger than fear... Stronger than fate... [Outro] Per sanguinem... Per fratres... Per reginam... Tomorrow... We enter the land... Where even dragons... Fear... To fly.

[Intro] Per sanguinem Per fratres Per reginam No birds sing here. No rivers flow. Even death is afraid. [Verse 1] The sky was black before the sunrise Clouds hung low like funeral veils Every tree was stripped to splinters Every breath was old and pale Stone cathedrals stood abandoned Broken statues faced the ground Kings forgotten by their people Still wore rusted iron crowns Mist rolled over shattered kingdoms Silent armies lined the road Every helmet watched us passing Every ghost remembered war [Pre-Chorus] Do not answer When the dead Call your name [Breakdown] THEY ARE NOT YOUR BROTHERS THEY ARE NOT YOUR FATHERS THEY ARE NOT YOUR KINGS KEEP WALKING BLEGH [Verse 2] Shadows moved without a body Whispers crawled beneath our skin Every promise ever broken Echoed through the freezing wind Rowan heard his mother crying Aldric heard forgotten friends Garrick heard the voice of no one He just kept walking To the end [Verse 3] Then the mountain split before us Fire climbed into the sky Massive wings eclipsed the heavens Ancient hatred learned to fly Scales like castles Eyes like furnaces Every heartbeat shook the stone Three against the final wardens Still we stood And stood alone [Bridge] The first descended Flames erased the forest floor Aldric raised his battered shield Holding long enough For Rowan to strike the wing Garrick climbed the dragon's back Driving steel between black scales The beast screamed Like mountains dying [Breakdown] CUT THE WINGS BREAK THE FANGS BRING THE TITAN DOWN The earth trembled The heavens cracked The dragon fell The mountain answered The last dragon lay dying. Its chains were not forged by nature. Iron brands burned into its flesh. Runes carved into its bones. It was never their servant. Only their prisoner. Garrick removed the final chain. The dragon looked toward the distant castle. Then toward the three knights. It bowed. One final time. Before taking its last breath. [Verse 4] The storm grew quiet Ash stopped falling Darkness pulled away from light Far beyond the broken skyline Rose the towers Cold as night Black obsidian walls surrounded Every spire crowned with flame Waiting there beyond the silence Sat the one Who knew our names [Final Chorus] Every mile Every battle Every scar beneath our skin Led us here Beyond all kingdoms Where the final war begins Three still standing Three still breathing Three still carrying the flame If we fall Let history remember How we came [Outro] Per sanguinem Per fratres Per reginam The gates are opening. The Warlock has been waiting.

[Intro] Per sanguinem... Per fratres... Per reginam... The gates have opened. Now earn your oath. [Verse I] Black stone climbed beyond the heavens Every tower scraped the night Countless banners stitched from victims Danced beneath infernal light Rivers flowed with molten iron Ash replaced the falling rain Every brick was mortared tightly With forgotten soldiers' names No birds circled No wind whispered Only silence... Waiting... [Pre-Chorus] Raise your shields. Do not look back. The dead remember fear. [Breakdown] FORWARD! FOR THE QUEEN! FOR THE OATH! FOR THE FALLEN! NO RETREAT! BLEGH! [Verse II] They emerged from broken archways Armor black as moonless skies Rusted swords and empty helmets Burning blue behind their eyes Knight by knight we carved a pathway Steel against corrupted steel Every corpse that touched the ground Rose again... Refused to kneel [Verse III] Bone colossi blocked the courtyard Shields were crushed beneath their hands Death priests filled the air with curses Twisting flesh like grains of sand Aldric split the first cathedral Bringing stone upon their heads Garrick held the eastern stairwell Standing ankle deep in dead Rowan climbed the shattered battlements Cutting archers from the walls One by one the towers darkened Still the castle... Did not fall. HOLD! THE! LINE! HOLD! THE! LINE! [Bridge] Every hallway led to slaughter. Every doorway birthed another army. The deeper we marched... The quieter it became. Until... Only footsteps remained. Three heartbeats. Three swords. Three brothers. The throne was close. Too close. [Verse IV] Golden chains bound Queen Elyra Bruised but standing without fear Though surrounded by the darkness Still her voice rang bright and clear "You have crossed impossible kingdoms. Do not waste your lives on me." Aldric smiled. "We never had a choice." [Breakdown] WE CAME TOO FAR! WE BLED TOO LONG! WE BURIED FEAR! WE BURIED DOUBT! IF HELL ITSELF STANDS IN OUR WAY THEN HELL WILL FALL! [Final Chorus] Three remain beneath one banner Scar by scar and blade by blade No regret has found our footsteps No surrender will be made Every mile now stands behind us Every promise forged in flame One last door between our kingdom And the tyrant without a name [Outro] Per sanguinem... Per fratres... Per reginam... The throne room doors opened. He was already standing. Smiling. With his hand resting... On the Queen's shoulder.

[Intro] Per sanguinem... Per fratres... Per reginam... [Warlock] So... Three came seeking a miracle. Only one will leave with it. [Laughter] [Verse I] The throne was carved from broken kingdoms Crowns lay scattered at his feet Every ruler who opposed him Fed the stone beneath his seat Queen Elyra stood in silence Chains still wrapped around her hands Not a trace of fear remained there Only faith... That we would stand. [Pre-Chorus] Three swords. One oath. One ending. [Breakdown] COME AND TAKE HER! BLEGH! [Verse II] Magic crashed against our armor Stone dissolved beneath our feet Every strike could split a mountain Every heartbeat skipped a beat Garrick charged without a warning Driving steel through cursed flame The Warlock raised a single finger Then the silence... Spoke his name. A blast of darkness split the chamber Shattered armor, flesh and bone Garrick fell before his brothers Still refusing... To let go. [Bridge] Rowan screamed. Aldric answered. Lift your sword. Do not break. He bought us one more heartbeat. One more chance. One more mistake. [Verse III] The Warlock laughed beneath his hood As Aldric met him blade for blade Steel against forbidden power Light against a world of shade One clean thrust. The blade came through him. Scarlet spread across the floor. The oldest brother dropped to one knee Knowing... He could fight no more. The Warlock turned to finish Rowan. Certain victory was his. Aldric smiled through blood and broken breath. Not... Yet. [Breakdown] WITH MY LAST... BREATH! WITH MY LAST... STRENGTH! I GIVE... YOU... THIS! BLEGH! His sword drove deep into the Warlock's belly. Not enough to kill. Enough... To slow him. The room fell silent. Two brothers lay upon the stone. One still stood. One promise remained. [Verse IV] Rowan gripped the broken hilt Every muscle torn apart He could hear the oath they swore Still beating... Inside his heart. The Warlock stumbled toward the throne One hand wrapped around the wound Hatred burning in his eyes Just one step... Too slow. [Final Breakdown] FOR GARRICK! FOR ALDRIC! FOR THE KINGDOM! FOR THE QUEEN! FOR EVERY SOUL YOU STOLE! YOUR REIGN... ENDS... NOW! The blade descended. The crown rolled free. The head struck stone. Silence. [Final Chorus] Morning found the broken castle Ash no longer filled the sky Every curse dissolved to nothing Every restless soul could fly Queen Elyra crossed the chamber Kneeling where the brothers fell Three had ridden from Blackthorn Only one... Returned. [Outro] Per sanguinem... Per fratres... Per reginam... Years would pass. Children would hear the story. Not of a king. Not of a war. But of three brothers... Who crossed the world... So one... Could come home. Rowan placed two swords beneath three ancient oaks. He knelt. Removed his helmet. And spoke one final time. "I kept the oath." Per sanguinem... Per fratres... Per reginam... Forever.